CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Doomwatch (1972)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Doomwatch was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, January 5, 1980 at 1 a.m. It also aired on May 29, 1982. Doomwatch was originally a TV series that was on between 1970 and 1972. It was so big that it became this movie, which was released in the U.S. as Island of the Ghouls. […]
THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB’S SUPER SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE DAY 22: The Battery (2012)
October 22: A Horror Film Shot for less than S10,000 (That’s not found footage) Former baseball players Ben (director and writer Jeremy Gardner) and Mickey (Adam Cronheim) are roaming the highways as a zombie outbreak has destroyed the world. They were trapped in a house in Massachusetts for three months. Mickey’s family is now dead […]
2023 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 22: Super Hybrid (2011)
22. HIGHWAY TO HELL: A savage car chase is the vehicle for tonight’s viewing displeasure. Directed by Eric Valette (the 2008 American remake of One Missed Call), this movie feels like a decade ahead of when it should have been made. It was written by Neal Marshall Stevens, who also writes a lot of movies […]
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B&S About Movies is the one thing in my writing career — I pretty much write from when I get up until when I go to bed for people who pay me — that is outside of making money. I like that there are no ads on the site and the most commerce that intrudes […]
TUBI ORIGINAL: The Devil Comes to Kansas City (2023)
Paul Wilson (Ben Gavin) is a vet who has settled down in Iowa where he’s running a farm. When his wife is killed and his diabetic daughter is kidnapped in Kansas City, he reveals to his friends that he’s way more than the man they believed as he unleashes all of his mercenary skills on […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2023: The Gang That Sold America (1979)
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which is working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. Today’s theme: A movie with a Goblin soundtrack From 1976 to […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Assignment: Outer Space (1960)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Assignment: Outer Space was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, April 24, 1965 at 11:20 p.m. It also aired on May 21, 1966 and June 1, 1968. Known as Space-Men in Italy, this was Antonio Margheriti’s first full directorial effort. How magical is it that at the same time that this was being filmed, […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Atom Age Vampire (1960)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Atom Age Vampire was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, December 26, 1970 at 11:30 p.m. Seddok, l’erede di Satana was renamed Atom Age Vampire in America. It was directed by Anton Giulio Majano and written by Majano with Gino De Santis and Alberto Bevilacqua. An exotic dancer (Susanne Loret) has her face ruined […]
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